Dawnbreaker — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Dawnbreaker, Valora
Dawnbreaker (Dawnbreaker, Valora) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Dawnbreaker counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Dawnbreaker counters & matchups
Dawnbreaker is a durable melee support/core whose Celestial Hammer + Starbreaker out-sustain lanes and whose Solar Guardian heals and stuns from anywhere on the map. She dominates immobile, low-sustain heroes: Nature's Prophet (60.9%), Timbersaw (59.9%) and Shadow Demon (58.5%) get ground down. Dawnbreaker is countered by heroes that out-damage her healing or punish her dive: Phoenix (48.4%), Silencer (48.5%) and Nyx Assassin (48.7%) all out-trade, while Winter Wyvern (48.9%) out-sustains. Draft tip: Dawnbreaker is a fantastic durable front-liner with global presence; she's weaker into burst-heavy and sustain-cancelling (AA, Silencer) drafts.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 60.90% | 27,924 |
 Timbersaw | 59.88% | 12,643 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.48% | 11,439 |
 Mars | 58.47% | 34,491 |
 Tinker | 58.26% | 17,026 |
 Tiny | 57.99% | 29,937 |
 Beastmaster | 57.62% | 32,844 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.57% | 16,326 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Phoenix | 48.42% | 30,436 |
 Silencer | 48.50% | 36,825 |
 Nyx Assassin | 48.68% | 24,803 |
 Winter Wyvern | 48.90% | 16,815 |
 Riki | 49.50% | 19,781 |
 Lifestealer | 49.64% | 56,467 |
 Techies | 49.93% | 44,329 |
Dawnbreaker synergies
Dawnbreaker's Solar Guardian gives her global save-and-engage presence, and her physical damage rewards armor reduction. She pairs best with physical carries and armor-shred: Spectre (58.5%) loves the global heal-stun engage, while Slardar (58.0%) stacks armor reduction for huge right-click damage. Wraith King (57.0%) and Meepo (56.9%) appreciate the front line and save. Give Dawnbreaker a physical-damage carry and her Solar Guardian turns every lane into a winnable fight.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 58.52% | 33,647 |
 Slardar | 58.04% | 11,098 |
 Wraith King | 57.02% | 27,922 |
 Meepo | 56.94% | 12,447 |
 Dark Seer | 56.83% | 3,711 |
| Lifestealer | 56.70% | 53,883 |
 Shadow Shaman | 56.52% | 63,577 |
| Riki | 56.36% | 17,236 |